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Check-ins (27)

• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Rich Rychetsky (W5SON)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)
• Robert Grigsby (KB5RAG)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• Bill Preston (KZ3G)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Brad Snyder (W5BLS)
• Larry Shiver (KJ5KFU)
• Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• John Walker (W1JCW)
• Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Russ McDonald (KL2PB)
• Matt Robinson (W5XMR)
• Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
• Ken Wilson (KE5DFR)
• Patrick Zapalac (KJ5ATR)
• Curtis Pool (KD5HEY)
• Thomas Sanborn (KJ5DAA)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Clifton Smith (K5CFS)

Officer Reports

President

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• Thanks for being here tonight.
• Thanks for filling in to log the net.

Vice-President

Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)

• ARRL Field Day is 2025-06-28/29
• Coming together very well
• Very grateful for all the help
• tomdj56@yahoo.com

Secretary

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

absent

Treasurer

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Bank balance: $9,7xx.77
• 74 members
• Next Ham License Exam 2025-06-28 13:00
  • ARRL Field Day
  • $15 Exam fee
  • Technician candidates need to get their FRN from the FCC
• Kolaches for Veteran’s Coffee
  • Thursday, 2025-05-29 08:00
• Field Day Committee Zoom planning meeting 2025-06-05 18:30
  • Contact Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG) for link

Announcements / Comments

Question #225 for conversation: What would you say to someone who is interested in Amateur Radio?

(If interested in submitting a weekly question, email n5zkf@arrl.net)

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Professional radio engineering
• Didn’t see value in Amateur Radio at first
• Got a GMRS license first
  • $35 for 10 years for everyone in family
• Charlie Culver has GMRS repeater that he will let local GMRS licensees use

Bill Rose (K5WTR)

• What is frequency of Repeater?
  • 462.700 MHz
  • Charlie will set CTCSS tone for general use

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• Thanks for coordinating!
• Working on a project in Brenham
  • CTCSS 100.0 Hz
  • Somerville repeater is back
  • 444.825
  • Linked to 147.260 repeater in Brenham
  • Located in Birch Creek

Rich Rychetsky (W5SON)

• What I would say to someone interested in amateur radio:
  • A way to talk with others around the world with no Internet or cell phone and maybe no power
  • Good hobby to be able to lay down and pick back up whenever you want
• What made Matt Robinson (W5XMR) decide to get his license?
  • The fact that he could get on the air with no test (with supervision of another ham)
  • That gave him the interest he needed

Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)

• Handy Talkie
• Talked to John Walker (W1JCW) and mentioned the problem; suggested a reset

Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)

Information Exchange

Matt Robinson (W5XMR)

• What was the frequency and CTCSS tone for Somerville Repeater?
• Were the other Washington County repeaters offline yesterday?
• (Unknown)

Closing Remarks

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